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(No Model.)

W. A. CHAPMAN 80E. GASH.

CANE.

"Patented Mar. 15, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN AND EDGAR GASI-I, OF MAOOMB, ILLINOIS.

CANE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 470,873, dated March 15, 1892. Application filed October 26, 1891. Serial No. 409,784. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM A. CHAP- MAN and EDGAR GASH, citizens of the United States, residing at. Macomb, in the county of McDonough and State of Illinois, have invented a new mode of constructing walkingcanes in such a manner that a flag can be concealed in the cane or displayed, as may be desired, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention has for'its object the construction of a walking-cane, the lower part of which is' a tube wherein a flag attachment is concealed from view when the cane is in common use, while on patriotic occasions the attachment and flag can be drawn out of the tube and displayed when desired.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents an elevation of the cane. Fig. 2 represents the lower end of the cane in section to show the manner of construction. Fig. 3 represents the flag attachment drawn out of the cane and the flag unfurled.

Similar letters refer to like parts in each View of the drawings, in which A represents the upper part of the cane.

B represents a metal tube flush with the part A and eight or ten inches long. This tube is rigidly attached to the wood part in the cane at J and becomes like an integral part, making a complete walking-cane.

Inside of the tube B is fitted the rod d, which has at the ends heads 3 and 2', which have eyes e e. The upper head 3. is fitted close in the tube B, so that when it is drawn out it will stay at any place that may be desired. The lower end of the tubeB is closed in at a sufficiently to keep the head .9 from being drawn out of the tube. The head 1' on the lower end of the rod 01 is made so as to fit into the lower end of the tube B. A socket h is formed in the head 2', in which a spear-head or other ornament can be placed when the rod cl is drawn out of the tube B, as shown in Fig. 3. Over the socket h is placed a closefitting cap a, which holds the rod (Z and flag n in place and protects them from becoming soiled.

The flag 'n is attached to the roddbetween the heads 8 and '5, wherein small eyes 6 e are placed, to which the upper and lower edges of the flag are secured, which prevents the flag from slipping on the rod d when being furled on the rod for inserting into the tube B.

Operation: This walking-cane, when in common use, to a casual observer would not have any attraction whatever; but when the cane is carried in a patriotic procession and the operator wishes to display the flag of his country he first grasps the cap a and draws it 6c the operator furls the flag tightly around the 7c rod d, slidesit back into the tube B, and then places the cap a on the socket h. The cane is then complete as before.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A walking-cane having concealed a flag attachment, the cane being constructed with a metal tube at the lower end and having fitted in said tube the rod d, which rod has heads 8 ando', head 2' having a socket h, between which heads the fiagn is attached and held in place by means of the eyes e 6, substantiall y as shown and described.

WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN. EDGAR GASH.

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